Bethlehem News

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From 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, the Pembroke Choice Festival will be the place to share thoughts about a potential overhaul of the Pembroke Village public-housing development and surrounding area.

The high school students competing at the FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Robotics Championships at Lehigh University this weekend are not merely building robots. They're building character.

Pretty Poison plays a free show from 7-11 p.m. today, April 4, at Wind Creek Casino's Molten Lounge.

About 400 people attended Bethlehem Mayor J. William Reynolds’ State of the City address Thursday, the event’s largest crowd ever. And the mayor said that turnout, in concert with the efforts of previous administrations, represented a broader theme of “building Bethlehem together.”

This time around, developers look to better conceal the addition among neighboring structures, setting it back 28 feet from the original facade instead of a previously proposed 6 feet.

Gov. Josh Shapiro made an appearance at Fegley's Brew Works in Bethlehem Wednesday to speak out on tariffs and how they could impact small businesses across the Lehigh Valley, including its thriving craft brewery scene.

Several locals addressed Bethlehem City Council on Tuesday, advocating for their friends who are experiencing homelessness and live in tents along the D&L Trail.

If Mother Nature has anything to say about it, this could be an abbreviated peak bloom for the cherry blossoms in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas.

Candidates for Lower Saucon Township Council and Stockertown Borough Council will remain in their races after Northampton County Judge Craig Dally dismissed or overruled efforts to kick them off the ballot for technical grounds.

Brandon Horlick will replace Harrison Bailey III, who resigned in February to fill a superintendent role in Wilson School District.

The Lehigh Valley IronPigs and Just Born have teamed up with Emily’s Hug Mee Drive to gift 9,000 Peeps plushies to young children undergoing medical treatment in the Lehigh Valley.